George Fisher

Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
Raphaelle Peale, George Fisher, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄4 in. (6.2 x 5.7 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.24
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Artwork Details

Title
George Fisher
Artist
Date
ca. 1795
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 2 1⁄2 x 2 1⁄4 in. (6.2 x 5.7 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George — miniature
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George — bust
  • Portrait male — Fisher, George
  • Occupation — art — sculptor
  • Occupation — art — painter
Object Number
1950.4.24
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.4.24

Artwork Description

George Fisher’s father was a Quaker who founded the borough of Middletown in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1755. Located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, the settlement lay nine miles below Harrisburg. Fisher passed the bar in 1787 and practiced law there until he retired to Pineford Farm, in Middletown. He died at the age of eighty-seven, and is buried in Harrisburg.

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Raphaelle Peale, Melons and Morning Glories, 1813, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul Mellon, 1967.39.2
Melons and Morning Glories
Artist
Date1813
oil on canvas
On view
Raphaelle Peale, Rubens Peale, ca. 1800, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Edwin Kirk, 1941.9.1
Rubens Peale
Artist
Dateca. 1800
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, William E. Dickson, ca. 1815, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.3.32
William E. Dickson
Artist
Dateca. 1815
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Raphaelle Peale, Catherine Douglas Dickson, ca. 1818, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1944.3.33
Catherine Douglas Dickson
Artist
Dateca. 1818
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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Unidentified, Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials H. D. C., ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rene Muller, 1980.95.1
Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials H. D. C.
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Unidentified, Portrait of a Lady, late 18th century, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.63
Portrait of a Lady
Artist
Unidentified
Datelate 18th century
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Charles Willson Peale, Caldwell Sister, ca. 1782, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer, 1999.27.31.1
Caldwell Sister
Artist
Dateca. 1782
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Archibald Robertson, Brother-in-law of Mrs. Alexander Rose, ca. 1795, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Catherine Walden Myer Fund, 1933.7.2
Brother-in-law of Mrs. Alexander Rose
Artist
Dateca. 1795
watercolor on ivory
Not on view